Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sunnō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sunnô (“sun”). Masculine construction to *sunnǭ f (“sun”).

Noun

*sunnō m

sun

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*sunnō
Genitive	sunnini, sunnan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*sunnō	*sunnan
Accusative	*sunnan	*sunnan
Genitive	sunnini, sunnan	*sunnanō
Dative	sunnini, sunnan	*sunnum
Instrumental	sunnini, sunnan	*sunnum

Reconstruction notes

Middle Germanic forms merged with those from feminine *sunnā (“sun”).

Descendants

Old English: sunna m
- Middle English: sonne, sunne, sone, son, sune, sun, sunna, sunnæ, synne, soen; zunne; zonne
  - English: sun
  - Scots: sun
  - Yola: zin
Old Saxon: sunno m
- Middle Low German: sunne, sonne f or m
  - Dutch Low Saxon: zunne
  - German Low German: Sünn, Sünne
  - Plautdietsch: Sonn
Old Dutch: *sunno m
- Middle Dutch: sonne f or m
  - Dutch: zon
    - Afrikaans: son
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: sono
    - Jersey Dutch: zon
    - Negerhollands: son, zon
    - → Sranan Tongo: son (see there for further descendants)
  - Limburgish: zón
  - West Flemish: zunne
  - Zealandic: zunne
Old High German: sunno m
- Middle High German: sunne f or m
  - Alemannic German: Sunnä
    Italian Walser: sunna, sunnu, sònnò, ŝchunna, ŝchunnà
  - Bavarian: Son
    Cimbrian: sunn, sonde, zunna
    Mòcheno: sunn
    Udinese: suna, sune, sunne
    Viennese: Sun
  - Central Franconian: Sonn
  - German: Sonne
  - Luxembourgish: Sonn
  - Rhine Franconian:
    Palatine German: Sunn
    Pennsylvania German: Sunn
  - Vilamovian: zunn, zun
  - Yiddish: זון (zun)

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